GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile vs Radeon HD 8240

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8240 with GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

HD 8240
2013
15 Watt
0.58

RTX 5050 Mobile outperforms HD 8240 by a whopping 7257% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking123896
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.9565.01
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameKalindiGB207
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date1 November 2013 (11 years ago)24 June 2025 (recently)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1282560
Core clock speed400 MHz2235 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2520 MHz
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate3.200201.6
Floating-point processing power0.1024 TFLOPS12.9 TFLOPS
ROPs432
TMUs880
Tensor Coresno data80
Ray Tracing Coresno data20

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfaceIGPPCIe 5.0 x16
WidthIGPno data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeSystem SharedGDDR6
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared8 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared128 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1750 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data224.0 GB/s
Shared memory+-
Resizable BAR-+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.36.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.03.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.4
CUDA-12.0
DLSS-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

HD 8240 0.58
RTX 5050 Mobile 42.67
+7257%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

HD 8240 246
RTX 5050 Mobile 18075
+7248%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−11700%
110−120
+11700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−11700%
110−120
+11700%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−7150%
290−300
+7150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2063%
170−180
+2063%
Valorant 27−30
−896%
260−270
+896%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 18−20
−1450%
270−280
+1450%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−11700%
110−120
+11700%
Dota 2 12−14
−6983%
850−900
+6983%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−7150%
290−300
+7150%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−6900%
70−75
+6900%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2063%
170−180
+2063%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−3680%
180−190
+3680%
Valorant 27−30
−896%
260−270
+896%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−11700%
110−120
+11700%
Dota 2 12−14
−6983%
850−900
+6983%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−7150%
290−300
+7150%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−2063%
170−180
+2063%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−3680%
180−190
+3680%
Valorant 27−30
−7122%
1950−2000
+7122%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 0−1 130−140
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2−3
−17250%
300−350
+17250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 6−7
−6567%
400−450
+6567%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−6900%
70−75
+6900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−13400%
130−140
+13400%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−613%
110−120
+613%
Valorant 3−4
−9500%
280−290
+9500%

4K
Ultra Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−3800%
75−80
+3800%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−3400%
70−75
+3400%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Resident Evil 4 Remake 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5050 Mobile is 17250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5050 Mobile is ahead in 18 tests (51%)
  • there's a draw in 17 tests (49%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.58 42.67
Recency 1 November 2013 24 June 2025
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 50 Watt

HD 8240 has 233.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 5050 Mobile, on the other hand, has a 7256.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8240 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 8240 is a desktop graphics card while GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile is a notebook one.

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